Put a older linux kernel in a live cd?

[TheGuyWithTheFace]

So, I'm trying to put Lubuntu on a old computer with a AMD K6-2 processor. Unfortunately, the AMD K6-2 hasn't been supported since l0.04 lucid lynx. I'd prefer to install a OS that has official support from canonical, so I was wondering how I could put the kernel from lucid on the live cd with 12.04 precise. Any suggestions?


P.S.

Just for laughs, here are the specs of this computer:

1998 IBM Aptiva

os: windows 98 (first edition)
motherboard: I couldn't find Identification, but I'm almost dead certain It's the original board.
cpu: AMD K6-2 @ 350 MHz
Ram: Originally 64 Mb, but I "upgraded" it to 192 to accommodate Lubuntu's needs
Hard Disk: 8gb
Video Memory: 4mb

[cwsnyder]

A couple alternatives: Lubuntu 10.04 will be supported until April 2013.

Debian 6 will probably be supported into 2017 with security updates and could be installed with LXDE as the desktop and setup with similar applications.

Otherwise, you are probably looking at using DamnSmallLinux, Puppy Linux, or one of the other specialty distributions which support older computers.

[Cheesemill]

Lubuntu 10.04 will be supported until April 2013.

Nope.

Lubuntu 10.04 wasn't an LTS release, support ran out last year.

[TheGuyWithTheFace]

A couple alternatives: Lubuntu 10.04 will be supported until April 2013.

Debian 6 will probably be supported into 2017 with security updates and could be installed with LXDE as the desktop and setup with similar applications.

Otherwise, you are probably looking at using DamnSmallLinux, Puppy Linux, or one of the other specialty distributions which support older computers.

As Cheesemill said, Lubuntu 10.04 no longer has support because it's not a LTS. I was considering using one of the other linux oses, but I was really hoping to use something with the same core as Ubuntu so I can have access to more programs. If I have to choose between Lubuntu 10.04 and Debian, DSL, or Puppy linux, I'd choose Lubuntu.

[TheGuyWithTheFace]

That being said, I still haven't given up on putting an older kernel on lubuntu 12.04's live cd...

[mastablasta]

I was considering using one of the other linux oses, but I was really hoping to use something with the same core as Ubuntu so I can have access to more programs..

other linuxes have programmes acess as well only they sometimes need to be compiled form source as they are not in their repositories.

Debian probably has same programmes available as Ubuntu. but you need ot add repositories.

then there is red hat (or the free CentOS or Scientific Linux) with loooooong support.

for light use you can also try Slitaz. has a nice colleciton of programmes.

note that after you make it work don't expect all porgrammes to run on that CPU since they have their own requirements as well. depends really what you plan to use the computer for.

Old version of (ubutnu based) Bodhi linux could also be an option.

[TheGuyWithTheFace]

ok, I think I'll try Bhodi. If anyone still has any ideas about Lubuntu, though, please tell me.

[Simian Man]

1) It doesn't really matter that Lubuntu 10.04 wasn't LTS, because the only difference between that and the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is the desktop. So all the important bits will still receive security updates.

2) Unless you're using this machine as a public-facing server, it doesn't really matter if you are getting updates or not.

[TheGuyWithTheFace]

True, but I prefer to stay somewhat up-to-date.

[TheGuyWithTheFace]

Well, Bhodi isn't for me. Even though my computer has enough ram to run it once installed, there seems to be no way to install it without a live session, which I don't have enough memory for. So, mastablasta mentioned something about being able to compile things from scource to make them work in different distros. Does this mean that by compiling from scource I'll have access to the same programs I have in Ubuntu?